"They say they never really miss you until you’re gone. To say John Wooden will be missed is a gross understatement. More than a teacher of the game, he was a teacher of life. His colossal impact on the game of basketball ventures far beyond the hardwood.

We’ve lost an exceptional human being. Like few other figures in the history of sports, he bestowed a pillar of wisdom upon us and used the game of basketball as his avenue....